My parents died in the mid-1980’s. It became time for us eight children to clear out the house. We used a lottery system to ease the hardships of some decisions. On one of my turns I chose the paperback book “The Pocket Book of Ogden Nash”. In case you are not familiar with him, he Read more »
I have naturally curly hair which I have alternately hated and loved through the years. Recently I’ve had several conversations with other women with natural curls. Some are friends or co-workers and others complete strangers. There is an instant connection followed by talk of products and how they take care of their curls. We have Read more »
Six Catholic sisters from the Covington Diocese undertook a Civil Rights pilgrimage to Alabama, traveling by car to Selma, then to Montgomery, back to Selma and home. On October 8, 2025 Benedictine Sisters Cathy Bauer and Dorothy Schuette, Sister of Notre Dame Ruth Lubbers, Sisters of Divine Providence Jean Menke, Judy Riese and Leslie Keener Read more »
Have you ever been puzzled by a particular character in scripture? I have; it is Pilate and his eternal question: “What is truth?” Philosophers over the millennia have yet to agree on a unanimous definition of that very straightforward query, and today the question seems more insoluble than centuries ago. Why is a simple answer Read more »
Recently the CIB (Communion of International Benedictines) met for five days in Montserrat, Spain. All nineteen regions of the globe, approximately 13,000 Benedictines, were represented. The meeting made further progress for the CIB to become a canonical body. The emphasis of the CIB continues to be on communion with one another that encourages and fosters Read more »
Mission statements define an organization or person. To read a mission statement, one finds out a lot about the person or organization. Many parishes and institutions have mission statements. They give direction to the work or ministry. What is your parish’s mission statement? What is the mission statement of our country? Is it the Constitution? Read more »
St. Walburg Monastery was founded in 1859. For a correct picture of its archives, add in plenty of shelving in the big space in the clip art to the left. And take away the color. Inside plain labeled gray boxes, and inside army green metal cabinets from decades ago, is the COLOR! One hundred sixty-six Read more »
“Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss Recall a time when another reached out offering a caring word of encouragement, gratitude, sympathy, or a smile with a kind word. What feeling did it invoke? We live in a time of unrest, experiencing wars around Read more »
Sister Deborah Harmeling was born on December 24, 1946 to George O. Harmeling and Ella Mary Holt, and given the name Mary Jo. She was the older of two children; her brother George followed. Mary Jo entered St. Walburg Monastery in 1964 and became a novice in 1965, receiving the name Deborah. First profession followed Read more »
This is unusual for me. I don’t write long blogs but this is so important to me that it’s definitely longer than usual. The intercommunity Justice and Peace group sponsored two presentations on the Catholic teachings and immigration recently. Both included presentations by Sisters who have worked with immigrants here and at the border in Read more »